About those jobs...

My career metaphorized

In my prior post, I alluded to the many jobs I've held. Now, many of you have worked in numerous places, and doing many different things. But when I say I've held a lot of jobs, I'm not just talking about a half-dozen or a dozen or even two dozen.

No, it's quite a few more than that, actually:over a hundred.

No, seriously. And I'm not talking about day jobs where I was just hired on the spot to do manual labor; I mean actual jobs where I had to fill out an application and sit down for an interview and everything. A minor sampling (and in no particular chronological order):

• Taxi driver
• Truck driver
• Plumber
• Restaurant line cook
• TV newsman
• Radio DJ
• House painter
• Roofer
• Bartender
• Auto mechanic
• Software developer
• IT manager
• Construction supervisor
• Pizza delivery driver
• Carnival laborer
• Cowboy

...and many, many others. (Of course, they'd make more sense if I gave them to you in their true chronological order, but what fun would that be?) The point is, I've managed to land any number of jobs, so I can speak with a little authority when it comes down to discussing how to get a job. There are some tricks to it, of course--and those will be shared in an upcoming book.

And with that taken care of, I'm out. I'll be back in a day or two.